Bernard Haitink at 90
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LSO SEASON CONCERTS BERNARD HAITINK AT 90 Sunday 10 March 2019 7–9.25pm Barbican Mozart Piano Concerto No 22 Interval Bruckner Symphony No 4 Bernard Haitink conductor Till Fellner piano Streamed live at youtube.com/lso and on medici.tv Recorded by BBC Radio 3 for broadcast on 11 March HAITINK Thursday 14 March 2019 7.30–9.40pm Thursday 21 March 2019 7.30–9.40pm Barbican Dvořák Violin Concerto AT 90 Interval Mahler Symphony No 4 Bernard Haitink conductor Isabelle Faust violin Anna Lucia Richter soprano Welcome the LSO. We’ll then hear one of Bruckner’s a unique concert in keeping with the festival’s most popular symphonies, the ‘Romantic’ theme of ‘space’. The performance opens Fourth. Those of us here in the Barbican Hall with David Lang’s the public domain will be joined by an international audience performed by 500 Londoners in the foyers, watching online, as the concert is streamed before continuing in the Barbican Hall with live around the world on the LSO’s YouTube Philippe Manoury’s Ring for spatialised channel and medici.tv, where it will be orchestra, the world premiere of Donghoon available to watch again for the next 90 days. Shin’s Kafka’s Dream (a commission of the LSO Panufnik Composers scheme) and For the concerts on Thursday 14 and 21 Scriabin’s Symphony No 4, ‘Poem of Ecstasy’. March, we welcome violinist Isabelle Faust, a great friend of both conductor and orchestra, to perform Dvořák’s Violin Concerto. In the second half, the LSO will be joined by Anna elcome to the Barbican for The intensity of Bernard Haitink’s relationship Lucia Richter to perform another large late- tonight’s performance by the with the Orchestra is clear to all who have Romantic work, Mahler’s Symphony No 4. Kathryn McDowell CBE DL London Symphony Orchestra, had the opportunity to watch him at work. Managing Director part of our three-concert celebration of As LSO members regularly attest, he is I would also like to take the opportunity to Bernard Haitink’s 90th birthday. very much a musician’s musician. Be it in thank our media partners, medici.tv, which rehearsal or in concert, he is possessed of is broadcasting the 10 March concert live Bernard Haitink’s first appearance with the total focus, producing results that are a joy to an international audience, BBC Radio 3, LSO came relatively late, when he opened the for both the audience and the Orchestra. which is recording the concert for broadcast Orchestra’s 1998 season with a series of three It is my pleasure to welcome Bernard Haitink on 11 March, and Classic FM, which has concerts featuring music by Haydn, Bruckner to the LSO for these three concerts, and to recommended the concerts on Thursday and Mahler. In 130 appearances over the last wish him, on behalf of the Orchestra and 14 and 21 March to its listeners. two decades, we have had the opportunity our colleagues around the world, a very to engage in a range of special projects happy 90th birthday. I hope that you enjoy the performances, together, including a highly memorable and that you are able to join us again soon. Beethoven cycle in the concert hall and on The concert on Sunday 10 March opens with This month sees the return of LSO Futures, LSO Live, and many performances across Mozart’s Piano Concerto No 22, performed our triennial festival of new and contemporary Europe, the United States, Japan and Korea. by Till Fellner, who makes his debut with music. On Sunday 24 March the LSO performs 2 Welcome 10, 14 & 21 March 2019 Latest News Coming Up OUR 2019/20 SEASON CULTURE MILE COMMUNITY DAY Sunday 17 March 7–9pm Thursday 28 March 7.30–9.20pm Barbican Barbican The LSO’s 2019/20 season is now on sale. On Sunday 17 February, LSO St Luke’s Sir Simon Rattle continues his exploration was taken over for a day of performances, BARBARA HANNIGAN NOSEDA: RUSSIAN ROOTS of the roots and origins of music, including a workshops, music, food and crafts, run by look back to the influence of Beethoven in Culture Mile to celebrate the irrepressible Ligeti Concerto Românesc Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 3 the composer’s 250th anniversary year and creativity and community spirit of East Haydn Symphony No 86 Balakirev arr Casella Islamey a focus on how folk music inspired Bartók London. Join us for free at the next Berg Lulu – Suite Interval and Percy Grainger. François-Xavier Roth Community Day on Sunday 21 July. Gershwin arr Hannigan & Elliot Shostakovich Symphony No 1 conducts complementary programmes of Girl Crazy – Suite Bartók and Stravinsky, while Gianandrea • lso.co.uk/news Gianandrea Noseda conductor Noseda continues his survey of Russian Barbara Hannigan conductor & soprano Seong-Jin Cho piano works. We also take the opportunity to celebrate the 50th anniversary of LSO WATCH THE LSO ON YOUTUBE Streamed live at youtube.com/lso and medici.tv Conductor Laureate Michael Tilson Thomas’ Sunday 24 March 6–9pm first appearance with the Orchestra. The concert on Sunday 10 March will be Barbican Sunday 31 March 7–8.45pm streamed live on our YouTube Channel and Barbican • lso.co.uk/201920season medici.tv, and will be available to watch LSO FUTURES back for 90 days. Our next live stream will DAMRAU SINGS STRAUSS WELCOME TO TONIGHT’S GROUPS be on Thursday 28 March when Gianandrea David Lang the public domain (UK premiere)* Noseda conducts a programme of Russian Philippe Manoury Ring (UK premiere) Strauss Don Juan We are delighted to welcome the works culminating in Shostakovich’s Donghoon Shin Kafka’s Dream (world premiere) Iain Bell The Hidden Place (world premiere) groups attending these concerts. Symphony No 1. Scriabin Symphony No 4, ‘The Poem of Ecstasy’ Interval 10 March Faversham Music Club, Strauss Till Eulenspiegel Gerrards Cross Community Association, Watch from 7pm when Rachel Leach will François-Xavier Roth conductor Strauss Closing Scene from ‘Capriccio’ Kristina Rabin & Friends present an introduction to the music before Simon Halsey conductor * 14 March Explorica, Farnham U3A, the concert starts at 7.30pm. Thomas Guthrie director * Gianandrea Noseda conductor Kristina Rabin & Friends London Symphony Chorus * Diana Damrau soprano 21 March Adele Friedland & Friends, • lso.co.uk/livestream LSO Community Choir * Linda Diggins & Friends, Guildford U3A, • youtube.com/lso 500 Voices Participants * Part of the Barbican’s Ian Fyfe & Friends, Florida State University, Diana Damrau Sings Strauss Vista Peak Preparatory High School Tonight’s Concert 3 Warm wishes to Bernard Haitink at 90 François-Xavier Roth Elim Chan LSO Principal Guest Conductor Conductor Dear Maestro Haitink, I wish you the most Happy 90th birthday to someone who has beautiful happy birthday! I recently saw you made me wiser through his music-making in Cologne where you conducted so lively and guidance. Bernard, may you continue the Chamber Orchestra of Europe. The years to inspire me and other aspiring conductors didn’t for one second affect the amazing to enjoy all that life has to offer. Have a Sir Simon Rattle Gareth Davies freshness of your music-making and unique fantastic celebration with the LSO! LSO Music Director LSO Chairman & Principal Flute vitality! Merci du fond du coeur for all the incredible music you lead! My dear Bernard, you will be terribly At the end of each precious period of work embarrassed by all this, and that is just with you, tradition dictates that the Chairman another reason to love you! I listened to stands up to thank you. It’s always something you constantly when I was a child, and which you’ve been forced to endure, brushing we first met and worked together when it off as me making a fuss! Fewer words, I was a teenager, so it is no exaggeration more music. However on your 90th birthday, to say you have been a constant for me I make no apology in making a fuss. Gianandrea Noseda Maria João Pires throughout my musical life. Your kindness LSO Principal Guest Conductor Pianist and encouragement has meant much, and The long relationship which we have with I will not even start to talk about countless you is one of admiration, affection and Thank you Maestro Haitink for all the Dearest Bernard, over the past 30 years, inspiring concerts as I can already feel your exceptional music-making. Your visits are beauty you have been constantly giving you have been for me a true example of growing impatience! one of the highlights of the year for the us, with generosity, artistry and supreme simplicity, honesty, artistry, intimacy, audiences, and perhaps even more so for the commitment. Thank you for enlightening our creativity, given your ability to approach Heartfelt congratulations on the rather musicians. Personally speaking, having been lives with the love you put in the music you the essence of music. Playing with you astounding ‘zero’ of a birthday, and able to make music with you is the thrill of perform. Your attitude to serve the music I always felt at home and shared through much love and admiration from your a lifetime. So no more words, except to say allows you to reach the souls of many people. music the most important elements of life: devoted Simon and Magdalena. thank you and a very happy birthday. truth and an open heart. 4 Bernard Haitink at 90 10, 14 & 21 March 2019 Isabelle Faust Mitsuko Uchida Gus Christie Olivier Stankiewicz Violinist Pianist Glyndebourne LSO Principal Oboe A huge birthday hug, dear Bernard, along Bernard Haitink is a great musician and a Happy birthday from all of us at Happy Birthday Bernard, and all my best with unlimited gratitude for the miraculous great conductor.